The 'Most Elusive' Man in North America

Dag Aabye is a septuagenarian Ultra Marathon champion who lives completely off the grid. Can two filmmakers track him down-and if so, what will they find? Read more: www.theatlantic.com/video/ind...
"Never Die Easy" was directed by Adam Maruniak and Justin Pelletier. It is a part of The Atlantic Selects, an online showcase of short documentaries from independent creators, curated by The Atlantic.
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[@TheZeeebull]

I'm reminded of a day in 97 when I watched dag crawl from the saloon to his cross country skis. He couldn't stand up he was so wasted and couldn't put on his skis. A young couple came over and helped him balance long enough to clip in and boom! Off like a shot, gliding away lol. I laughed so hard I nearly choked on my burger. The guy was always a riot to watch.

[@az-yq3rk]

NorthernWildsLifestyle, Gold. Thanks for sharing

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

How Life should be, Amen.

[@teawaruaedwards274]

D.U.I'd by Snow Patrol?? 😂😂

[@mortgrimma2301]

You can take a Norwegian out of his cross country skis, but never take the skis out of the Norwegian.

[@krugerbud]

If you constantly work on yourself and remain focused, there is no time to worry and talk about other people. This is gold advise

[@jordanprause6629]

Its gods advise. Jk but sorta is also

[@getinit56]

The ultimate MGTOW. Be the best man you can be and don't chase anything else.

[@Zipperneck.]

I'd go even so far as to say that this is good advice.

[@davidharris4030]

Amen

[@swell411]

It's none of my business what people say about me or what they think of me. I was told this and it changed my life.

[@shadeeverton2723]

If you really want to see a documentary about the “ most elusive man in North America” watch Alone in the Wilderness about Dick Proenneke. He returned from Vietnam, and was kinda over everyone, and lived alone in a cabin in Alaska up into his 80s. He had one friend who brought supplies via bush plane every 3 months. The documentary doesn’t go into great detail about his philosophical discoveries, but follows his journal about how he was able to do what he did.

[@jeffschuler5659]

Alaska Here - Dick served in WW II - please get your facts down.

[@incredibleindigowaters]

I love that guy! When he makes the spoons I get so excited lol

[@outinthesticks1035]

Had a neighbor kinda like that . He came back from WW2 , got married, raised a family , ran a farm . Did everything a man was supposed to do back then . And when the kids left home he sold the farm and moved up north of u-city about a hundred miles , would go into u-city once a year for supplies , no human saw him other than that

[@jayhamiltonwild]

thx will do :)

[@CJM-rg5rt]

This was so pathetic and melodramatic the way it's narrated and the guy seems like one of those old guys who are super condescending and pretentious. The guy that would strike up a philosophical conversation with a stranger in public just to stroke his ego and then walk away right before you get agitated.

[@billderinbaja3883]

Dag says, "I can't have a bad death. I've lived a full life, I didn't sit it out in front of a TV." And here I sit in front of a video monitor admiring Dag, wanting to be more like him. Now in my 60's I'm certainly headed in the same direction as this kindred spirit.

[@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro]

Hi. I know it's a year later. I just wanted to comment on YOUR comment and, concur with it. I'm in my 50s now; a highly degreed, highly indebted, middle-aged man. 👨🏾‍🎓☹💸THIS guy's life is increasingly more appealing to me, with each passing year; currently training towards my first ultramarathon and becoming more savvy about off-grid living.👴🏾⛰🏡🏃🏽‍♂️ I wish you well, stranger!☺👋🏾👨🏾‍⚕️

[@billderinbaja3883]

@@cyberhype5495: You misunderstand my comment... I wanted to be more like him, and I have been... I've lived an extraordiary life few could match.

[@MrDivagation]

@@cyberhype5495 And yet here you are too...

[@scooter2163]

@@MrDivagation CH failed to see the irony.

[@georgemcclinton1684]

One scotch one bourbon one beer. Tame it up . This lad is one in a million, admirable , and still fit and enjoying life.

[@jameslewis3442]

Hey, thanks guys. I haven't seen Daag since '73 and never forgot him. A true legend.

[@mattabouttrails]

I really enjoy watching these old dogs out there living life on their own terms. Much Respect !!

[@1BassJohn]

"To me, there is no age.. it's just life.." How true, and simple, yet profound, these words are. And the sad thing is, many will hear them, and forget them shortly after.

[@liamhackett513]

Try telling your knees or your lower back that one.

[@travissk5036]

@@liamhackett513 try not neglecting them & they won't neglect you.

[@liamhackett513]

@@travissk5036 sorry but it has little to do with neglect. Wear and tear is inevitable.

[@Zack-lq9tb]

@@liamhackett513 I agree.

[@theviking363]

I give the man a thumbs up..live the life you want to. Period.

[@fjcarterfc]

the viking yes!!!

[@rodwoods2108]

Tip my hat to you Dag! I am 75 and I have done some stuff too. Loved every minute. My body is resisting the most difficult things I once did but my list this year will beat most 29 year olds. True, age doesn't matter , it is what your body can still do. What your mind can still do! I hate pulling back but I never want to be carried out.

[@trumpetmano]

A man living his life on his own terms- screw what society 'tells' you how you should be living your life. If only the rest of us had the balls to do this...

[@davidhughes7045]

It takes balls to get up every day and pave the roads we drive on and put the shingles on the houses that keep us dry, not live in a bus on the side of a hill and run away

[@peaceleader7315]

@@davidhughes7045 algorithm brings us together... 😊

[@peaceleader7315]

When technological advancement makes our communism philosophy greater again.. When our human flash are free from our needs and greeds.. and our inner hegemonic ambitions.. hmmmm... dumb wife.. follow me.

[@jeremyaltom1303]

@@davidhughes7045 no, if you did it for free it would be balls. You’re thinking of the word greed 🙄

[@richmahogany1480]

@@davidhughes7045..said the debt slave.

[@balkwill927]

My uncle's friend was doing some photography with Dag, and I had the pleasure of meeting him on a couple occasions. He's a very wise and spiritual man based on talking to him.

[@Kosmikboogie]

He's Norwegian. Never heard of him before but if he is the father of off piste skiing that's pretty rad.

[@balkwill927]

I went in my uncles sauna with him and a few other guys and he was just pounding back beers lol. Apparently he hardly drinks any water during his races too. The guys superhuman

[@lemarch57]

Seriously, have you considered doing a documentary or writing a book on Dag? This video was too brief and unsatisfying, full of fancy shots and stylized editing, but the briefest of snippets on who Dag really is.

[@omer82752]

This man is what men use to be, self reliant and self sufficient. It is an indictment of our precious technology that we have lost our do it yourself pride and sense of self worth!!!

[@richmahogany1480]

I'd like to see just how self reliant and self sufficient he really is because there was nothing on this video to prove that he is..I didn't see a garden or a farm so how does he get his food. Where and how does he get money??..all the most important questions where not asked.

[@DanielBjorndahl]

@@richmahogany1480 swedish krona trees

[@rickszabo4312]

@@richmahogany1480 He lives within his means with a Canada pension , I think your question should be did he contribute enough to our society to earn it. I think he has, I believe others have not ,even though they are able to do so. I also believe Dag is not a burden to our heath care system or any other parts of our institution.

[@richmahogany1480]

@@rickszabo4312 don't assume anything about what I said my question was clear ..it didn't have anything to do with whether he contributed to society enough. The question was how self sufficient is he. I could care less how much he has contributed to society as far as I'm concerned he has contributed enough just by being a decent human being which he obviously is. What I'm wondering is how self sufficient he is..because if someone is bringing him groceries in a vehicle once or twice a month then obviously he's not very self sufficient.

[@richmahogany1480]

@@rickszabo4312 just because someone is wondering around in the woods for 30 years doesn't mean they are self sufficient. I know because I did it myself. I've been wondering around in the woods for 30 years and I don't consider myself self sufficient at all. I'm just an introvert. People have lost the plot on what it means to be self sufficient in these comments. As far as I'm concerned this is just some old crazy introvert dude wondering around in the woods. If whoever is feeding him stopped feeding him he would probably come out of the woods to ask for help or just die from starvation. But to me he doesn't look self sufficient at all..not from what I saw in this video. I'm guessing the old dude has a kid or family member bringing him supplies every month.

[@W_H_K]

Truly, the most elusive men are never known.

[@jadezee6316]

maybe..maybe not....is one elusive if no one is looking for them? or how about if someone IS looking for them but they are not aware of it? once humans get involved in anything...nothing is certain except they will filter through their assumptions...anything they are involved in

[@liamsymes1]

Fact.

[@titsandwich1842]

Ok chill Socrates

[@441rider]

There is probably more than a 100 like him here in BC living so far off as mountain men and women.

[@halldorherm]

That's it? I felt I was watching a trailer, this leaves me with more questions than answers.

[@sticknstonesbrkbones]

"I have a full life to look back on because I didn't spend it in front of a tv." ~The most elusive man. That's the biggest piece of advice out of a statement ever said. Soak it up.

[@tootz1950]

You're in front of KZbin...soak it up.

[@tootz1950]

@Gary Nelson You're the one that put tv down yet you watch the same crap on KZbin and think you're so above most people. Go away child.

[@Havebikewillride]

Living alone isolated in the bush isn’t much better.

[@sharralynnpiercewoolworth6358]

This is what a lifetime of video games Wil net you!

[@madefromscratch9871]

sticknstonesbrkbones no he spent it on KZbin.

[@chrismadsennamaste]

I live in Vernon, Silver Star and the wilderness are well known to me. I understand him, the wild beautiful energy can connect a person so profoundly to nature we become quite hermit like.

[@Zack-lq9tb]

Free from the corrosion of conformity. Society domesticates people into a sort of tainted experience.

[@logiconlyzone]

The irony of making a video to entertain when the purpose of this video is to live your life and avoid such distractions is not lost.

[@b00gi3]

Sort of. But KZbin definitely isn't TV, and isn't necessarily just "entertainment".

[@paulcini6084]

I grew up seeing him and talking with him he is an amazing man glad to see he is still doing well and exactly the same thing haha

[@rogerhickson7256]

If you are interested in learning more about Dag's life, get the book "Outsider" by Brett Popplewell. I just finished it and it was fascinating story. Just watching this video for the first time I can see his right shoulder is bulging where he dislocated it and walked out of the hospital because the Dr wanted to charge him $5000, since he allowed his medical card to expire once he moved into the bus and started his hermit way of life.

[@mauricioprado6395]

most elusive guy on earth, they spend weeks looking him in the woods. he was in the bar the whole time. XD

[@chippytea.]

😂

[@bp2352]

🤣

[@minns5515]

😂😂😂

[@hjcdormouse7337]

The joy to be free to live a simple life, to be able to walk away from real or self inflicted responsibility to embrace the life you really want, one day I hope I have the joy of finding that inner balance and peace.

[@MrJbrown626]

HJC Dormouse don't have kids then

[@hjcdormouse7337]

Jay Brown. Tell me about it pre natal care should have a warning like you get at Christmas for adverts highlighting dog for life not just Christmas and they don't stay as a puppy. Kids to are for life and beyond, they don't stay as babies and harder work and different worries the older they become. I would love to hermit (even 6-12 months) as enjoy my own company however I would not be without my daughter for the world.

[@colto2312]

You can't without money. money = freedom now.

[@hjcdormouse7337]

coltin engle. I once thought that but having suddenly become disabled and really unwell, I had to stop work. Utter panic now few years in and amazing how little I need. Looking back I wasted so much money just buying "stuff". We have just had to clear my parents house as mum died and wow stuff she kept it obviously was important to her but not to us. I realise more now how little I need to survive.

[@vinivv]

Im at the end of my working career 56, though I do still work i don't as much, change my status to business owner let others work, its sucks I hate baby sitting id rather retire or go on disability and free my time up doing and going places, doing things i enjoy on my time not a schedule. look at the positive side of what you have and find joy, even though medical issue can get in the way . I now ask myself before buying something do i really need this, will i use this? i look around me an ask if i die today how much trouble will i be for others to clear this mess, like my animals i worry about them being taken care of if something happened to me. Life really is short the end is nearer every day :)

[@JD-84]

My favourite KZbin video. Dag is very inspiring to me, living his own life, a lot of people won’t get him (see all the comments below 👇🏻) but that’s ok, you don’t have to get him. But everyone who watches this video can relate to at least one thing he says. I’d love to have a beer and sit around a camp fire for a few hours with Dag and listen to some of his wisdom, A-men to you brother 😎🚌

[@notnaive120]

This 👍🏻

[@visdomr738]

Never die easy Dag keep on running brother. Amazing

[@tangerine314]

as someone intelligently pointed out below, this doc starts at the 8-minute mark. guy is a legend

[@TheZeeebull]

Most elusive? He lived in a bus on Dave's place for years and now in a shack a bit further up the hill. If you want to find him check the saloon.

[@vincentanguoni8938]

Well if you are standing in Harvard Square....South Boston is the hinterland!!! These people are out of touch and out of their league.. it's sad because Atlantic Magazine was a great publication.

[@MegaOzzy28]

Was that a Milwaukee he was drinking?

[@robertjensen1048]

10:05 I thought he was in pretty good shape, until I learned that he's only 32.

[@lizreilly2493]

I haven't enjoyed a video as much for ages! A wee gem and beautifully made - thank you all for sharing a snippet of this amazing individual.

[@tugawarrior5106]

Im from Vernon, EVERYONE in the ski community and running community knew of DAG especially is you're a bit older. You couldn't drive up to silver star without seeing him jogging up the road lol. Its still a neat piece and if you go up to the ski hill check out brians ski shop!

[@BigDH28]

Wow! That first shot of Dag running up with a lantern on his head was powerful! Almost scary, or spooky should I say! Great job guys! 👍👍👍

[@_bradjohnson]

“We can’t help but see the smoke as a symbol for Dag’s elusiveness” 😂😂 U know these guys are sitting around in skinny jeans, smelling their own farts

[@spacecoyote224]

Dude I literally just farted and smelled it when I read this. No skinny jeans though.

[@robertreynolds9228]

Bwahahaha.good one.

[@thoraxwham9093]

yeah that bit really made me cringe too

[@richardnunez3474]

Dag is about 80 now. Wonder how he's doing. I watched this again now since it aired 4 years ago. I was definitely worth a second watch.

[@paulrevere2379]

I wonder if he ever interacted with Caballo Blanco, a guy not all that different but living in the American Southwest and Mexico.

[@ajitsinghdhadyala6702]

A year ago I watched this documentary/video and my thoughts connected with Dag's. It changed the way I now approach my life. Thank you for making this. Thank you.

[@dharmabum9709]

His life can in some way resemble that of the Indian sadhus & sannyasins who've renounced a life of material comforts

[@horatio59]

@@dharmabum9709 or the Buddhist monks who ran long distance as a form of zen meditation :-)

[@GetMeThere1]

Ah....just a suggestion: The most elusive man in North America is gonna be some guy nobody has even HEARD of -- rather than an apparent "well known" hermit like this.

[@raginald7mars408]

Elusive - to the Impostor "Film" Crew Brick Layer Millenial Kinder Gardne lego Land players...

[@WALKITOFFDavidSmith]

The footage quality was great. Loved the drone work. I would've liked to see the inside of the bus or get some backstory on Dag to understand what led him to such solitude. Enjoyed it.

[@robinvpersie11]

Read the new book, "Outsider" which is kind of like a bio. It's a crazy and kind of tragic life.

[@tii2015]

This man is amazing! Everyone should aspire to find that kind of inner peace and confidence. Truly spectacular human being! TII

[@dannyboy8883]

A truly inspiring video. Never too old! Love this guys attitude. I'm changed forever. THANKYOU for the effort to produce.

[@patrickt4488]

I would imagine " The Most Elusive Man in North America " (whoever that might be) is even less known than this man.

[@raginald7mars408]

Much less. Not at all. Nowhere Man...

[@owenprince4823]

That would be me because you do not know who I am, so I am the most elusive man in north america. I was once told that I would be the most famous hermit in the world after i am dead and people hear my story. A news paper reporter once said that I was the most difficult person in the world to find. (he wanted to do a story on me ) see you still have not heard of me have you?

[@mr.mercury4247]

It's a big country.

[@jasonkinter9700]

Yeah, this was such a pointless documentary. Piss poor.

[@caposantana8753]

There is probably still some Nam Vet hiding in the forests I'm dead serious lol

[@joshuapotter7372]

The "most elusive man" has a favorite bar and sports club?

[@raginald7mars408]

Right! We play together Poker each night there.... I loose to buy him his Beer - and then drive him back to his Bus...

[@mozdickson]

rofl

[@Flaaaaanders]

he=goes=in=search=of=elusive=tail

[@ryanwallace880]

Well why not

[@riggs20]

@Nicholas Nolan The most elusive man is actually the most interesting man in the world. He rocketed off to Mars a few years ago. I'm sure he'll return eventually. As soon as he runs out of Dos Equis.

[@stephenlacysullivan2463]

This was so AWESOME! THIS DUDE RULES. So inspiring!

[@serator24]

Imagine this guy and Wim Hof in the same room.

[@magnvsmarcvs]

Oiled and naked ...

[@quinnrowden1952]

@@magnvsmarcvs that was assumed

[@VeganCheeseburger]

There can be only one.

[@impossiblevisits]

Why did you have to search for him for weeks if that journalist woman knows right where he lives? Why not start by "searching" there? Also, he is the "most elusive" man in North America, and yet he has a "favorite bar"? This all seems like hollow melodrama.

[@Qthefun]

full lol's aye

[@xzysyndrome]

Nothing but interest traps to lure viewers in instead of relying on the raw subject instead. Not many who would be drawn into watching a documentary baited only with the idea of an old guy who lives in a bus and just runs all the time.

[@bamadeadhead]

👍🏼😂👍🏼

[@paulod27]

Yeah, the made him out like he was some Yoda type figure.

[@yamabushi170]

'We saw a quick tramp in a bar' just didn't have the same ring to it I guess.

[@nhandahooker]

Not as elusive as the love of my life..

[@okmmauh]

Hahaha. The love of your life is you

[@Goldie_Hawn_Solo]

I can't imagine why. I mean your name that you chose on purpose is GTFO. Everything about that screams "what a catch".

[@nhandahooker]

@@Goldie_Hawn_Solo I can’t imagine spalien aceraft doing much better tho ☺️

[@Goldie_Hawn_Solo]

@@nhandahooker I'll bet that sounded amazing in your head.

[@gounderusbyMichaelTomlins]

This is stunning! AMAZING visuals; great writing; wonderful feeling of suspense, mystery, and intrigue; and astounding personality of the revealed subject - this had be captivated and enthralled! Don't sit in front of the TV, Never Die Easy....Dag has some fascinating wisdom w can all learn from. What a powerful piece!

[@77FINNBEAR]

This is exactly what I needed in the moment. Thankyou

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

I am glad *he found his happiness* in the woods. It seems that he loves running the woods very much. To the point that he skips recovery days.

[@secretofsinging]

Lovely, Dag !!!!!! Great spirit and right on about working on oneself to be a better person....EVERY DAY!!!

[@scottytc]

Rare is the person who truly wants this life, common is the person who thinks they do.

[@erichshuler3167]

It's amazing to see someone live sanely. Actual wisdom.

[@waytogo3373]

Myth Legend Dag, Thank you for sharing your story with the Atlantic crew. Atlantic crew, thank you for the hard work of finding an epic story share. Great job putting this together!

[@angedolittle9975]

What a beautiful man. Shame about the cheesy narrative. He speaks for himself. You didn't need to.

[@denisechauvin1965]

Very interesting. Thanks for the show!!!

[@staceycasta]

Good for him. I'm sure more people would live their own perfect lives if we weren't so concerned about what society thinks and fitting in.

[@johnnyfairchild16]

Ain't nothing wrong with being free

[@gustavoponce6119]

Fascinating subject, excellent use of music, brilliant editing and photography direction. One bit of constructive criticism for whoever wrote the narrator's lines: save your poetry for open mic night.

[@xDAmExD]

Font was tiny!! Transitions too dramatic

[@jackpinesavage1628]

For some, they need the company of others. For me, I can travel to the Sylvania Recreational Area, near Watersmeet, Michigan, in early May, after the ice goes off the lakes. Two portages later I'm on Whitefish Lake, alone for two weeks. I fish, I cook, I tend the campfire. I make a sail using two paddles and my rain pullover to sail across the lake. I read books. I play my harmonica. The solitude restores my soul and I'm very contented.

[@RobPainless]

Absolutely. I used to do that kind of thing when I lived in the Colorado high mountains.

[@kgilliagorilla2761]

Shhhhhhh not suppose to tell folks where the good spots are. Been there myself.

[@nickrandles1102]

D.B. Cooper might disagree. If he's still alive

[@monkkenyon2539]

Eyyy shout out. Love that story when Buzzfeed did it.

[@monkkenyon2539]

@S K yeah and it wrapped back around the whodunnit theory further pissimng people off lol

[@cherylanncrichfield8450]

He is no longer alive. Friends told his name and about the hijacking.

[@monkkenyon2539]

@@cherylanncrichfield8450 problem is, many "friends" claim they knew who he was, but everyone has different people lined up with different names. Still unsolved, I believe. Buzzfeed multiplayer dug into it along with a lot of others.

[@jonhenry5992]

The voice of wisdom for those that will hear.

[@404_profile_not_found]

It has been said by others but I will say it also: Great subject, abysmal documenting. 8 minutes into a 14 minute documentary is when the subject is finally revealed?! The majority of the documentary was not of the subject but rather the filmmakers' adventures talking to locals... which is pretty piss-poor if it took them a few weeks in Vernon to finally contact a local reporter who has written articles on the subject. The whole documentary seems like the directors just said, "Lets see if we can lazily find someone, record our vacation and then go home as soon as we find them," and of course not bother to actually get much documented except for maybe 3 quotes of substance and nothing more. This should have been much more substantial as Dag is getting quite old. Rather than focus on on the 'why he is up there' they should have focused at least on the 'how'. It may be selfish of others to ask him to share more of his life, but in a world where kids are glued to tablets, he is a source of inspiration.

[@LeighBurke]

Dr. Rhomboid Goatcabin they did say elusive 😂

[@LarryWolf1919]

The joy is in the journey, not the destination.

[@playlistmaker8472]

Don’t forget the drone shot! Yeah this was a huge let down, at least I passively watched on my tablet while making breakfast, so not a huge waste of my life

[@justlikehim04]

As Dag Said, there is no point in trying to understand other people when you cant understand yourself. Dags elusiveness is a why and how in itself.

[@chaosdweller]

U are just a hater Dr. Your just upset that somebody might be more interesting, happier, and possibly smarter than you, that isn't in the corporate rat race with a expensive education imo. Not saying I didn't want one btw.

[@EmergentUniverse]

In such a short film, and with time and budget expended on the search for Dag Aabye, the few minutes of Dag, leaves me wanting to know more about this amazing human. I'd like to hear more about Charlotte Helston's interview with Dag and their friendship, for one. And Dag mentioned family - I would like to know more background and history about Dag's life. Actually, come to think about it, Dag Aabye's story would be quite interesting in a much longer video format.

[@TheZeeebull]

Mark Morris he left his family in Norway I think and came out alone at a young age to ski. Longest lived ski bum in the area

[@thecrowfliescrooked]

You mean if some proper film makers got the story and made a real in depth film about the guy, without drone footage?

[@Scott-J]

I agree, but it is also possible Dag wasn't interested in doing more. He's not in it for the fame, or the money, or the power, you may have noticed. It is quite possible a solitary man was only willing to spend a couple hours at most with interviewers.

[@EmergentUniverse]

Yep

[@EmergentUniverse]

Yeah, I thought of that too. And that's up to him to decide. Still I want to know more.

[@roberthiorns7584]

Really liked this video, such characters as Dag have so many words of wisdom to other the listener. Great pity that we never got a lot of time to spend with him. Kind regards Robert

[@TheJPCFilms]

Very, Very, VERY well done. Absolutely fabulous. Congrats guys.

[@luzgallegos6779]

Nice perspective about age, and about life in general.

[@RepentlessCrusader]

Agreed, unlucky that so many other commenters felt the need to nitpick on production quality.

[@alexisjordanschreiner1471]

This really motivated me to get outside and live my life. Tomorrow. Maybe. Probably not.

[@themoonsharksquirrel8937]

Same🤣🤣

[@allencollins6031]

Lol you rock

[@outdoors-university]

Piece of art! We think that we have everything, living in a materialistic world. Thank you so much for showing us how humble we should be.

[@melinda6024]

DAG,I admire you, you give hope to people...much love to you, blessings!

[@360.Tapestry]

the "documentary" was 90% filler

[@lt.danslegs9737]

This is what Forest GUMP would look like if he never stopped running.

[@eternalbeing3339]

Lieutenant Dan, ICE CREAM!

[@stuarttillyard8717]

It is not important what people think of you. What is important is what you think of yourself.

[@tedschlechte243]

Great story. Thank you for covering him.

[@DennisChurch]

Don't watch this on a phone. Words are incredibly small.

[@lrandol456]

13 minute Subaru commercial... Staring Dag the ageless recluses.

[@danieltravanti7003]

Amen. You took the words right out of my mouth! Those sappy commercials, with the blind dude and the pregnant woman, make we want to puke, laugh, and roll my eyes simultaneously. Much like the horrendous narration in this video.

[@animamagna3077]

Never die easy and Life is a gift is a message Dag sends to us, who struggle to survive and find a place, like Dag did, to live peacefully. Peace and love, people.

[@jean-pierredelorraine6161]

A very inspiring video with a simple yet powerful philosophy. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🥂👍🏽!

[@existencedefieslogic9658]

This was very good. But the music and narration was too cheesy to my liking. Just too "cinematic". I was so pleased to hear Dag speak for the first time, without any meddling in the form of the weird background music or some "special effects" on his picture. Also, can you please enlarge the things that you had written and placed at the center of the video? It was very tiny and hard to read. Mostly the technical aspects of this creation were annoying to me. Otherwise, overall it's a good, informative and interesting video.

[@stonew1927]

Agreed.

[@humaninterface7153]

exactly my thoughts, nowadays everything has to look and sound like it was directed by christopher nolan, i wouldnt have mind some country music in the background

[@theH0UNDSofD00M]

What an inspiring man! Although theres a slight contradiction when he says that you are perfectly imperfect, always working on yourself and no time to talk about others but then he has to criticise those who choose to spend their lifes in front a telly. Still, I reckon this guy is a hero in my book and I wish him a long and healthy life.

[@Hheretic]

Actually, perfectly imperfect makes sense. 👍🏻 We're all perfectly flawed.

[@jakecolless5152]

Its no contradiction, he doesnt understand it and doesn't try to. How many people have made a conscious decision to spend their lives infront of a screen ? Or is it something pushed on us by the revolving door of cultural conditioning ?

[@taxthesocialist2602]

@@jakecolless5152 It's neither. Survival has been taken out of the equation for those in Western countries. Too much comfort seems to break apart the mind and soul. That's why wokeism has infected young people. They have no purpose and therefore no drive. Their inability to see their own privilege blinds from accepting personal responsibility for their own choices and thus, they blame "society" for their ills. Notice wokeism doesn't exist in third world countries because they are faced with dangers that doesn't exist for us here.

[@jakecolless5152]

@@taxthesocialist2602 It wasn't really a question sorry. I was just trying to trigger lines of thinking. Situations like this are never black and white. What you say is 100% true and I agree with you.

[@solarwind907]

He sure has good advice. If you work on yourself you don’t have time to worry about anyone else. Not everyone could be happy doing what he does but It was a beautiful video to watch and think about. Thank you very much!

[@jakecolless5152]

Such an inspirational man. So much to learn from his experiences. I know it would go against his nature, but this man needs to write an autobiography. There's a lot of people suffering today that could even take a page from that book and change their lives.

[@beatrixjones2982]

What a fantastic story and I am in awe of the great Dag! I hope I spelled that right.

[@jimoyster387]

Maybe I should be an investigative journalist, how long did it take you boys to find this elusive Dags? I would've waited for him at the start of the next 126 km race! Asked the crazy old coot where he lived! "Hey Dags! Where you live mate? Another case solved by the Jim Oyster

[@TEAMGETHELP]

Then he runs and you're nothinging...😅

[@George-wx9dj]

@@TEAMGETHELP Lol, I would’ve waited at the bar for him and enjoyed myself. They say he comes into town several times a week for food etc so he ain’t lonely.

[@nemonixniemann]

Thanks for sharing. This was great. Going for a run now. Slow but steady.

[@stephenr80]

So inspiring ... this dude is more authentic and his message so real. I wish people were smart and sane like him.

[@fukkyoutube]

he must not be to elusive if you drove your Subaru right up to where he was

[@jaredf5000]

they didnt. That was just the editing they did, the road that takes you near his bus is a maintained skihill road, but you still have to get out on foot. I live in Vernon, and his bus has been lost in the bush for decades, the road it took to get to its spot is overgrown. You have to hike in and find it. ive looked for it, been around that area, he never advertised his whereabouts, just to his close friends.

[@jaredf5000]

@Carlos Danger there are many, many forest service roads that were made up to 80 years ago in that area, some were used once for surveying or logging inspection and then never used again. he drove it down a road that wasnt fully overgrown yet, and then let the road overgrow and conceal the bus. all you need to do is wait for him to eventually run down the main ski hill road for a jog one day and you will see him and you cant talk to him. they didnt find his bus, they found him going for a jog first. they even showed that in the video. i dont understand why its so hard to figure out. you cant find his bus easy, but you can find him jogging into town and going for a beer a lot easier

[@RoadWarrior427]

@I understand that but logging roads are one example of roads that did exist only to be overgrown with trees again in ten years if they are not maintained.

[@cataddiction7103]

:)))))))))))

[@George-wx9dj]

@@jaredf5000 I was looking at a Google map of Vernon and the sports bar but couldn’t really see where the old lumber road was or anything actually. I sure would like to know more about him as it is a interesting story. Is there a better article to read about it.

[@dhutch12345]

It was always my dream ( because I grew up in the country on a working farm) to have a small cabin up in the mountains somewhere and live off the grid living off the land , I never made it but my heart will always be in the forest. I GET what Dag is saying . He’s awesome.✌️⚒️🦅⚡️🍀🦍

[@oei301]

Sorry to hear you never made it to that cabin in the woods. I just turned 52 and I’m in the process of building a cabin to try and live one year off grid with my dog. I don’t want regrets and now a days life goes by quickly.

[@iga279]

great GUY, great doc; thank you;

[@williamsmidt8872]

Sir ....i salute you ! You are an inspiration and of great folklore status to everyone that understands and can relate to your wisdom about how to live in the realm of enlightenment no matter what life throws at us we can and will overcome all of life's challenges. Thank you sir you are a hero to many in your own right . May God always bless you.

[@cozyhozer6668]

Great camera work. Nice story. Thanks.

[@jasonkinter9700]

And pointless direction. Yeah, great.

[@CaptCutler]

A pretentious documentary about an unpretentious man.

[@robotslug]

Well said, they tried so hard. I cringe watching it.

[@purebloodheretic4682]

👍That Should be the Title of the Film! You Nailed it- This 'Filmmaker is full of his own B.S.! Terrible Doco & example of Journalism- they can Piss off back to Portland Oregon or San Francisco or Wherever they Sprouted From!😉👍

[@korzeniek78]

@Wabzy hahahaha spot on. remind me to buy you beer when we meet on the road one day

[@ashton1991]

Exaaaactly. They gave us the cliche "modern society's trap" spiel.

[@davidotness6199]

I made it about 4 minutes....

[@foreverdrift]

Awesome video! Dude's an inspiration

[@GoMommaGo]

My husband and son took a trip to Hawaii a few years ago. Met a guy that lives in the bushes on the beach. Works a job, etc. Just loves living on the beach. In the bushes.

[@George-wx9dj]

I watched a story on 20/20 or one of those programs about Vietnam veterans who came back home with problems and they live in Hawaii in the bush in tents and received a disability pension from the VA

[@EmberwildeProductions]

This is an interesting subject matter but at times this film feels like a parody of itself that veers into intentional pretentiousness - too much floury narration, dramatic pauses that drag out the basic plot developments, aerial shots simply for the sake of visual poetry that doesn't compliment the material...

[@AmedeeBoulette]

Emberwilde Productions agreed.

[@tonytees7577]

mms StarNet yeah but besides all that shit, it's pretty interesting.

[@lamerica80]

This is an interesting sentiment but at times this comment feels like a parody of itself that veers into intentional pretentious critique. Are you currently enrolled in film school?

[@Sewnkinmusic]

Yea, I agree. Like the part where Dag runs up to them with his head flashlight on... Fucking hilarious. I didn't know if this was a serious video then.

[@mikerphone.]

Im not currently enrolled in film school and i couldn't help but feel the same thing, only to find that someone in the comments had already put words to my feelings.

[@dashingirishlad]

Interesting.. But narration is totally over self-indulgent and cringe worthy. Take step back on the over dramatisation

[@naturelove4448]

Conor Murray hahaha lol love when people are observant on these critical points. Agreed! 😆

[@petardursun6046]

this is why i scroll all the way down in comments before wasting time..Agreed

[@RogerBarraud]

+Conor Murray Someone's #FilmSkewlProject perhaps? #PretentiousGoesToTwelve

[@RogerBarraud]

+Petar Dursun ...riiiight.... like there's an actual concensus/conclusion ;-)

[@scottlewis8386]

Great video guys

[@penemurdoch4055]

What a wonderful human being. I'm a great great grandmother and older than Dag but I still try to be my own person and live simply so I understand is ideas about life.

[@4TheRecord]

Yeah, first in his class because he's the only one from his class running.

[@tinyGrim1]

i get him, i so wish i could figure out how to be in a place like that. luck, being a man, money, something got him there ?? i would love it, been living rough for ten years and around people and in society that could care less any more for fellow human beings. be better off like this.

[@namituniyal1124]

I hope your situation gets better in the coming days and you can live a life which you can enjoy to its fullest.

[@waugy370z8]

Very very well put together. I couldve watched 2 hours on him.

[@DavidAdiv]

I liked it, and reading some comments, this guys that document Dag have great potential, well good luck with what you guys doing and yeah read some of the comments they make sense.

[@jessicastarfall7013]

Your title is misleading, thought I would find my father here....

[@traceydelfs2657]

Totally didn't expect the comments to be so amusing😊 I must say that 'never die easy' sounds like a pretty hard core motto though.

[@augustsnowfall5189]

Tracey Delfs Does anyone ever die easy? .....pondering 🧐🤔?

[@TheCrystalEssence]

Great editing, Great video, Great scenery, Great people, Great video ps. Tge footage of the mountain in the intro where is that located thanks keep up the great work